Facing a Difficult Subject
Today, I am honored to have author, Helga Zeiner , as a guest blogger. She will be sharing with us the story behind her new novel, Section 132. In her book, Helga deals with issues that are often avoided, disguised or ignored. She brings her readers face-to-face with some of the awful realities of fundamentalism. While her book is fiction, Helga has done extensive research into the topics it addresses. As she will discuss later, her book deals with children being forced into polygamous marriages by fundamentalists sects, such as FLDS. Please note that the mainstream Mormon Church (also known as the Church of the Later Day Saints) renounced the practice of polygamy in 1890. Section 132 is the title of my latest novel. This refers to the part of the fundamentalist Mormon (FLDS) Doctrine and Covenants, which covers the "Principle of plural marriage." Behind this flowery description hides a life-style that is forced upon millions ...